Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Taking Nikon for a Ride


I tied my camera to my gas tank and then took pictures while I drove. The angle is too low... so future attempts will be modified, but this is what I've got this time... it was a fun experiment. The last pic is a weird scary clothing advertisement poster.































7 comments:

HektikLyfe said...

Very nice. I have always wanted to do this but with my little 10th scale gas car. I'm afraid it might wreck and take my camera out with it.

Aren't you afraid of vibration damage? How did you tie that thing down?

HektikLyfe said...

Heh, next time take a telephoto zoom lens and offend some people while you're riding around.

Couldn't resist, sorry for the bad joke. ;)

ryan said...

it was the ugliest setup ever... i used an old towel for padding to prevent the vibration and also to keep my paint from getting scratched. then i used a nylon cord that I bought from REI (while in the states). I tied it all the way around the bike's body and then tied it over the top of the camera. no special knots... just tied it like it was my shoe. :)

Unknown said...

Dude, sweet shots... not to mention.... I'm visitor #10,000!!! Don't I get a prize or something? Congrats on racking up the blog visits!

aJILLity said...

wow...I'm not sure how "late" I am on seeing this but I really love it. They would make an amazing photo-story if matted and framed to put in a room or down a hallway.

I love photographs...they say so much...espeically the way you did them.

<3...jB

ryan said...

thanks ajillity. it's my dream to someday create a huge photo essay and put it on display... somewhere yet to be determined.

Anonymous said...

The angle might be low, but they are still great pictures. Its almost as if I was on that bike.

By the way, you said you wanted to see pictures of where I am from. I posted a pictures blog for you.